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BARKER, Willie - Date of
birth
3 July 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Copperhill, Polk County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34140814 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
Malmedy, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Robert L Barker (father)
Margaret Barker (mother)
Robert L Barker Jr. Barker (brother)
More information
T/5 Willie Barker enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 7 June 1941. He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmédy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.oldhickory30th.com, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census
Photo source: FOHF